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speaker john boehner, majority leader eric cantor, and congressman paul ryan. and what do they all have in common? none of them demanded offsetting cuts. so what is the excuse? they don't have one. it's a heartless ideology that puts politics ahead of people. and that's why president obama and democrats are ready to fight for fairness. bringing the heat in the dead of winter. joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott, democrat of washington, and msnbc's abbey huntsman. thank you for being here. >> thanks, rev. >>. >> congressman, let me good to you first. speaker boehner wants to offset the cost of unemployment aid, even though he voted for bush policies without any spending cuts. what's your response? >> well, you don't expect him to be honest and even handed. this is about an attack on the poor. now one of the myths, al, that they're operating under is they say people sit at home and don't go out and look for a job. but in the last five years, the number of college graduates who are working for minimum wage jobs has doubled. that means that people who went
speaker john boehner, majority leader eric cantor, and congressman paul ryan. and what do they all have in common? none of them demanded offsetting cuts. so what is the excuse? they don't have one. it's a heartless ideology that puts politics ahead of people. and that's why president obama and democrats are ready to fight for fairness. bringing the heat in the dead of winter. joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott, democrat of washington, and msnbc's abbey huntsman. thank you for being...
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and john boehner said they would not extend bfdz unless the president attaattaches a plan tt people back to work. jay carney said there should be no strings because they have extended benefits on an emergency benefit without pay force. he suggested further delays means people who are unemployed in mcconnell's state won't be able to pay their heating bills in the cold snap. >> louisville, kentucky, before i walked out today was 7 degrees fahrenheit. >> mcconnell pointed out people need more benefits because the policies have failed. >> record numbers of long-term unempl unemployed. record numbers on food stamps, people losing their health care plans. other seeing the premiums shoot up when they can least afford it, and now, another call, one more call for a government fix. >> the president's aides, though, are not taking the blame. >> he's now had five years, does he bear some responsibility for long-term unemployment? >> the president believes everyone who is sent to washington by their representatives bears responsibility for taking action to help the economy and help the american peopl
and john boehner said they would not extend bfdz unless the president attaattaches a plan tt people back to work. jay carney said there should be no strings because they have extended benefits on an emergency benefit without pay force. he suggested further delays means people who are unemployed in mcconnell's state won't be able to pay their heating bills in the cold snap. >> louisville, kentucky, before i walked out today was 7 degrees fahrenheit. >> mcconnell pointed out people...
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but in the house of representatives they're insisting that john boehner put out today that this be paid for. it will cost $6.5 billion to extend those benefits for three months. unless you find cuts elsewhere, it won't be on the house floor. >> the argument of it being paid for. mike viqueira, thank you. >>> this year marks 50 years since president lyndon johnson launched the war on poverty. a major part of that effort was helping people find affordable housing. decades later more than 5 million families depend on rental assistance from the government. and more than 1 million people live in public housing units. those units are managed by 33 housing authorities with varying degrees of success. melissa chan visited a housing project in san francisco. >> you don't really get to see a lot of positive things. >> reporter: drew jenkins walks me through the housing projects where he grew up and now works as an activist. it's notorious for drugs, decay and violence. he showed me where he was wounded in a random shooting years ago, it shattered his pelvis. >> shot with an ak and six times with
but in the house of representatives they're insisting that john boehner put out today that this be paid for. it will cost $6.5 billion to extend those benefits for three months. unless you find cuts elsewhere, it won't be on the house floor. >> the argument of it being paid for. mike viqueira, thank you. >>> this year marks 50 years since president lyndon johnson launched the war on poverty. a major part of that effort was helping people find affordable housing. decades later...
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in a statement, republican house speaker john boehner warned even if it passes, the senate bill has little chance of reaching the house floor. >> one month ago i personally >> reporter: nonetheless, senate democrats pushed forward for a second, key procedural vote sometime this week. >> woodruff: the high rate of unemployment is one of many challenges the new chair of the federal reserve will face when she takes over next month. janet yellen, the first woman to head the central bank, was confirmed by the senate last night. she has already made it clear that joblessness is one of her main concerns. we take a closer look at how she may change things as she tries to navigate some tricky terrain. michael hirsh has written about the "yellen agenda" for "national journal," and gillian tett writes on these matters for the "financial times." >> welcome to you both. michael, your first. we said janet yellen make it clear. she worries about unemployment. what more do we expect her to do as chairman of the fed about that? >> well, i think that the main thing is this has been the grand passion of her
in a statement, republican house speaker john boehner warned even if it passes, the senate bill has little chance of reaching the house floor. >> one month ago i personally >> reporter: nonetheless, senate democrats pushed forward for a second, key procedural vote sometime this week. >> woodruff: the high rate of unemployment is one of many challenges the new chair of the federal reserve will face when she takes over next month. janet yellen, the first woman to head the...
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house speaker john boehner couldn't agree more with mcconnell. he's been for a long time a vocal opponent of extending without offsets. they love offsets. how are you going to pay for it? boehner released a statement saying, without cuts and job incentives, the house, they're not going to be looking at this extension anytime soon. the house is going to remain focused on growing the economy and giving america's unemployed the independence that only comes from finding a good job. i'll tell you what. there's a guy that speaks out of both sides of his mouth. in fact, in their big memo that they had come out last friday, there was nothing in there about job creation. it looks like speak eer boehner has been attending the rand paul school of backward thinking in economics. it's hard to find a job if you don't have enough money to get to the next interview. president obama met with a group of unemployed americans today to tell the story from the white house. >> unemployment insurance has been a vital economic lifeline. for a lot of people, it's the only
house speaker john boehner couldn't agree more with mcconnell. he's been for a long time a vocal opponent of extending without offsets. they love offsets. how are you going to pay for it? boehner released a statement saying, without cuts and job incentives, the house, they're not going to be looking at this extension anytime soon. the house is going to remain focused on growing the economy and giving america's unemployed the independence that only comes from finding a good job. i'll tell you...
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speaker john boehner says it's not getting through the house until the president attaches something that creates jobs and doesn't just extend unemployment benefits. >> ed henry. now to katie who says the administration has it backwards. rather than pushing for jobless benefits, town hall says push for jobs but it's government, government, government. >> win you have the president saying the unemployment benefits create jobs, you can see part of where the problem is. unemployment benefits don't create jobs, and in fact the policies of president obama have made it impossible for businesses to grow. in fact businesses are shedding jobs, and even though president obama claims his cornerstone is based on the middle class and keeping them safe, we have seen middle class wage goes down during his presidency, and so it doesn't really add up to what he has been saying to push for unemployment benefits to be stepped. >> i can see technically the logic in his argument. i'm not a big fan of government dependence, but if they didn't have money to spend they wouldn't spend money, but you're quite righ
speaker john boehner says it's not getting through the house until the president attaches something that creates jobs and doesn't just extend unemployment benefits. >> ed henry. now to katie who says the administration has it backwards. rather than pushing for jobless benefits, town hall says push for jobs but it's government, government, government. >> win you have the president saying the unemployment benefits create jobs, you can see part of where the problem is. unemployment...
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then it has to get through the house, and speaker john boehner is saying in addition to dealing with unemployment benefits he wants to see more jobs plans so there's not as many people suffering from long-term up employment, and meanwhile the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, says all of this need to help people on long-term unemployment suggests the president's previous economic policies have failed. >> record numbers of long-term unemployed. record numbers on food stamps. people losing their healthcare plans. others seeing the premiums shoot up when they can least afford it. and now, another call, one more call, for a government fix. >> senator mcconnell reached into his campaign playbook and tried to add an amendment that would delay the individual mandate on the healthcare law by a year. that was pushed aside by harry reid. >> new year but the same old stuff. i. >> that's right. same argument, same playbook on both sides. >> happy new year, ed, who confirmed it's cold there at the white house. workers in one part of the country say it's so cold outside they're working ov
then it has to get through the house, and speaker john boehner is saying in addition to dealing with unemployment benefits he wants to see more jobs plans so there's not as many people suffering from long-term up employment, and meanwhile the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, says all of this need to help people on long-term unemployment suggests the president's previous economic policies have failed. >> record numbers of long-term unemployed. record numbers on food stamps....
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signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our st chaplain, reverend cara sacarelli. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty and eternal god, you blessed with creation and made fellow workers of bringing about your kingdom. guide our minds, fulfill our imaginations that we may have insight into your purposes for our country and wisdom and determination in providing for its future. that now our work's begin, continued, and ended in you, may glorify phi you in care for all your people. we ask in your holy name. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: mr. secretary. the secretary: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. si
signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our st chaplain, reverend cara sacarelli. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty and eternal god, you blessed with creation and made fellow workers of bringing about your kingdom. guide our minds, fulfill our imaginations that we may have insight into your purposes for our country and wisdom and determination in providing for its future. that now our work's begin, continued, and...
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boehner if it is not paid for. a time when some are still feeling the pain of the is an issuend also that democrats are going to hammer home. much, ourou very chief washington correspondent, peter cook. and the second portfolio manager on trial for allegations of insider trading, and our bloomberg businessweek reporter is with us now. the recent conviction, sheila, that reminds us just how high the stakes are for him, but there is still no chance that mortoma will cooperate with the government, right? >> they charged him more than one year ago with insider trading. they billed it as the largest insider trading situation in history, it ill gotten gains, and they had expected to use martoma to rolle over his boss. he has adamantly maintained that he is innocent, even though the government has a very powerful case against him, so now, all day today and most of this morning, lawyers our downtown at the courthouse, battling it out over which people will make up the jury. this is a key point. they are trying to find juro
boehner if it is not paid for. a time when some are still feeling the pain of the is an issuend also that democrats are going to hammer home. much, ourou very chief washington correspondent, peter cook. and the second portfolio manager on trial for allegations of insider trading, and our bloomberg businessweek reporter is with us now. the recent conviction, sheila, that reminds us just how high the stakes are for him, but there is still no chance that mortoma will cooperate with the government,...
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now, today house speaker john boehner released a statement saying that one month ago he personally told the white house that another extension of temporary emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for but the congress should also do something to try to bring people back to work and he says that to date so far the president, the white house, have not come up with an idea on how to do that and if he were to do that, meaning the president, then john boehner would be open to discussing it. so from republicans point of view, they want to see a way to pay for this and a larger discussion of trying to get some job creating ideas out there. democrats say this is an emergency and these benefits should not be cut short. one of the things we're waiting to learn this afternoon, richard, is will majority leader harry reid in the senate, he's just speaking now to reporters, will he be open to the idea of allowing some changes to the way this temporary bill is structured right now. could there be a way to pay for it that might bring along additional republican support necessary to get i
now, today house speaker john boehner released a statement saying that one month ago he personally told the white house that another extension of temporary emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for but the congress should also do something to try to bring people back to work and he says that to date so far the president, the white house, have not come up with an idea on how to do that and if he were to do that, meaning the president, then john boehner would be open to...
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. >> speaking of republicans i want to show you what john boehner, the speaker of the house had to say that. i think everyone would be in favor of extending them if there were added cuts to pay for them. that's the problem. here is what he said, one month ago i said another extension of emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for but include something that helps put people back to work. today the president offered no such plan. if he does i'll be happy to discuss it. right now the house is going to remain focused on growing the economy and giving america's unemployed independence that comes from finding a job. implicit in the statement earlier, why would president and democrats not be in favor of finding a way in order to pay for this? >> they want to portray the republicans -- i'm talking pure politics here. they want to portray republicans as callous. you don't care about those people who are unemployed, on welfare or whatever. you don't care. you are heartless. i have a proposal. you are the party of no that says, no, we're not going to do it. the president this week
. >> speaking of republicans i want to show you what john boehner, the speaker of the house had to say that. i think everyone would be in favor of extending them if there were added cuts to pay for them. that's the problem. here is what he said, one month ago i said another extension of emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for but include something that helps put people back to work. today the president offered no such plan. if he does i'll be happy to discuss it. right...
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boehner has done, and the republican leadership since they've taken control of the house? >> guest: well, there is a divided government so it's very difficult for them to enact an agenda separately. i think that they are done physically a very good job in pointing out the excesses of obamacare and trying to highlight the way in which basic freedoms are being usurped by the central government. my one recommendation to republicans across the board is that when they make a case against government intrusion and the growth of government, they really need to connect it to the lives of working americans. that is, they often talk in terms of what burdens we are passing along to our children. the reality is that americans are suffering stagnant wages and increasing prices, and increasing prices come largely from government printing of money in order to feed an ever-increasing role for central government. and what that means is that working people are losing ground, facing a shrinking dollar because of the appetite of governed. government. i think it would serve them all to connect
boehner has done, and the republican leadership since they've taken control of the house? >> guest: well, there is a divided government so it's very difficult for them to enact an agenda separately. i think that they are done physically a very good job in pointing out the excesses of obamacare and trying to highlight the way in which basic freedoms are being usurped by the central government. my one recommendation to republicans across the board is that when they make a case against...
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john boehner is quick to lower expectations for the bill in the house. is there any hope for a bipartisan compromise in a contentious midterm election year. >> best choice, pass it, no strings and get it done quickly. second best choice, finding a reasonable pay for that can work on both sides of the aisle. i would caution people, that's a lot easier sad than done. >> the polar express. >> stay home. don't come out. it's very, very cold. that artic blast with a record breaking deep freeze leaving travelers on roads and railways and airports, frozen in their tracks. >> just stay up all night, 24/7 and wait and hope that i get out of here and it hasn't happened yet. >> waiting in line about a mile long to try to rebook. can't get any information from anybody. the airlines basic clip won't even answer the phone anymore. >> who is in and who's out? skiing superstar lindsay vonn makes a big announcement about her olympic future. while the end of a college football bcs era sees the end of another era. >> coming out. great return. 30, 40, daylight, green ahead!
john boehner is quick to lower expectations for the bill in the house. is there any hope for a bipartisan compromise in a contentious midterm election year. >> best choice, pass it, no strings and get it done quickly. second best choice, finding a reasonable pay for that can work on both sides of the aisle. i would caution people, that's a lot easier sad than done. >> the polar express. >> stay home. don't come out. it's very, very cold. that artic blast with a record breaking...
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so does house speaker, john boehner. take a look at this statement that the speaker put out, just after today's senate vote. he said, i personally told the white house another extension of temporary emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for, but should include something to help put people back to work. to date, the president has offered no such plan. well, it's interesting today, we did hear from new york senator, chuck schumer, perhaps opening the door to some kind of negotiation over how to pay for this bill. >> best choice, pass it, get it done, get it done quickly. second-best choice, finding a reasonable pay for. >> reporter: so democrats would like this to be an emergency appropriati appropriation not paid for. there you heard schumer admitting they need to negotiate over that. wolf, how does schumer want to pay for this bill? closing loopholes, tax loopholes on the rich and that brings us back to the same debate we have been having for years here at the capitol. >> how surprising was it, lisa, yo
so does house speaker, john boehner. take a look at this statement that the speaker put out, just after today's senate vote. he said, i personally told the white house another extension of temporary emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for, but should include something to help put people back to work. to date, the president has offered no such plan. well, it's interesting today, we did hear from new york senator, chuck schumer, perhaps opening the door to some kind of...
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and they are writing to house speaker john boehner asking for a special committee to investigate what happened that night. patricia, hello to you. unfortunately we are speaking about the topic and i appropriate your time today. what do you think or what do you think a special investigation would do in your search for answers. >> we would get answers. from what i understand. hillary is the one person who can give me answers as to what happened to my son. she is not required to answer anything. she just sits there and said she doesn't want to talk about it and she's not made to say it. i want to know why she didn't give security, eight times they asked. eight types, and i know that because my son called and told me that. and there was no security. they called back to security that was there. and i said the same thing over and over and over again, where was the security? why won't hillary talk & maybe she is the one person to give me answer. if she is running for president and wants to be president she has to give me answers. >> you think hillary clinton holds the answers to what happene
and they are writing to house speaker john boehner asking for a special committee to investigate what happened that night. patricia, hello to you. unfortunately we are speaking about the topic and i appropriate your time today. what do you think or what do you think a special investigation would do in your search for answers. >> we would get answers. from what i understand. hillary is the one person who can give me answers as to what happened to my son. she is not required to answer...
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john boehner leaving a glimmer of hope that he would put it on the floor, but as libby casey cut it, the $6.5 billion of offsetting the costs will have to be paid for one way or another. the president making the delineation between a moral case and economic case, sowing them all together and pushing for the extension of unemployment benefits. the moral case that folks down on their luck need this. it is vital to their well-being and vital to the economy. his president now pushing for this extension of long-term benefits, dell. >> mike viqueira at the white house. libby casey on capitol hill. mike stand by. libby the president pushing back that public assistance is somewhat a crutch for those who may not want to get a job. >> that's right. a criticism that has been lobbed. this is something that is just dealing with a symptom, not a problem. the president pushing back on that, and making the case that in his perspective americans want to be out working, and taking pride in the ownership of doing a good job in a place of work, and he emphasized that people have to be actively looking f
john boehner leaving a glimmer of hope that he would put it on the floor, but as libby casey cut it, the $6.5 billion of offsetting the costs will have to be paid for one way or another. the president making the delineation between a moral case and economic case, sowing them all together and pushing for the extension of unemployment benefits. the moral case that folks down on their luck need this. it is vital to their well-being and vital to the economy. his president now pushing for this...
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it looks like it will pass the senate, but it is anybody's guess if john boehner or his fellow republicans will allow it to pass the house. >> the answer quite simply is no. the senate just moved forward on , unexpectedly. they got 60 votes for a just about an hour ago. white house officials believe that was due in part to what the president and his aides have been doing in their public pronouncements over the last couple of weeks since the program expired on december 28. the president has been making a lot of calls to lawmakers and lobbying them. they got a win today that was unexpected. they feel like it since like this might be the reason why. they might be starting to break down the partisan walls. point, house republicans very clear. unless this is paid for and contains some kind of job growth provision, they are not going anywhere with it. know, butbably don't adam is going to be along the second. we are still in an extended version of "market makers." maybe, maybe not the president has some influence. what about the republican senators? five voted to end debate on the subject of a e
it looks like it will pass the senate, but it is anybody's guess if john boehner or his fellow republicans will allow it to pass the house. >> the answer quite simply is no. the senate just moved forward on , unexpectedly. they got 60 votes for a just about an hour ago. white house officials believe that was due in part to what the president and his aides have been doing in their public pronouncements over the last couple of weeks since the program expired on december 28. the president...
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signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, reverend cara
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office issued this statement. >> that from house speaker john boehner. house minority leader nancy pelosi said this in her statement. we expect to hear from senate democratic and republican leaders as their weekly lunch and wrap up. they are are expected to start in about 20 minutes, about 2 p.m. eastern and will have their remarks live here on c-span2. while we wait, the segment from today's "washington journal" on social conservatism. " host: we are joined now by franwak kenney, president of the american principles project for a conversation about sociale are conservative agenda in 2014. mr. kelley, a political article yesterday referred to your group as the advanced guard of a plant abatement effort by the of on thestabright to push back on the establishment efforts to minimize the advice of issues like t abortion rights and gay marriage. yo that that you would define your group? >> guest: no. that wouldn'tur be my self-definition. there are two aspects to but we do. we certainly do defend the social issues within politics,mf and think that it's both
office issued this statement. >> that from house speaker john boehner. house minority leader nancy pelosi said this in her statement. we expect to hear from senate democratic and republican leaders as their weekly lunch and wrap up. they are are expected to start in about 20 minutes, about 2 p.m. eastern and will have their remarks live here on c-span2. while we wait, the segment from today's "washington journal" on social conservatism. " host: we are joined now by franwak...
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john boehner is quick to lower expectations for the bill in the house. is there any hope for a bipartisan compromise in a contentious midterm election year. >> best choice, pass it, no strings and get it done quickly. second best choice, finding a reasonable pay for that can work on both sides of the aisle. i would caution people, that's a lot easier sad than done. >> the polar express. >> stay home. don't come out. it's
john boehner is quick to lower expectations for the bill in the house. is there any hope for a bipartisan compromise in a contentious midterm election year. >> best choice, pass it, no strings and get it done quickly. second best choice, finding a reasonable pay for that can work on both sides of the aisle. i would caution people, that's a lot easier sad than done. >> the polar express. >> stay home. don't come out. it's
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john boehner saying now he is not going to take it up in the house unless that happens. that is not a very high hurdle, but another way to look at this is there an opening now in the house of representatives to do this. after all it was a republican senator teaming with jack reid from rhode island, and the senator from nevada, a high unemployment state, so the president as you reported, dell, will be surrounded by folks who would benefit from this unemployment extension. unemployment administered by the states. if you file for unemployment, you are eligible for about 26 weeks. what the federal government has done in the past several years, extended those for the long-term unemployment. now the long-term unemployed number is still historically high. normally when these benefits are cut or allowed to lapse as they have, the long-term unemployment rate is much lower on average at 1.3%. so there is a case to be made from an historical standpoint. the question as ever here in washington. ideologyists are not happy with this. >> mike viqueira, and libby casey will stand by. we
john boehner saying now he is not going to take it up in the house unless that happens. that is not a very high hurdle, but another way to look at this is there an opening now in the house of representatives to do this. after all it was a republican senator teaming with jack reid from rhode island, and the senator from nevada, a high unemployment state, so the president as you reported, dell, will be surrounded by folks who would benefit from this unemployment extension. unemployment...
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you pointed out the statement the house speaker john boehner pointed out. one of the lines that jumps out at me, i'll read it, he says this, john boehner. one month ago, i personally told the white house that another extension of temporary emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for, but include something to help people put people back to work. to date, the president has offered no such plan. if he does, i'll be happy to discuss it. but right now, the house is going to remain focused on growing the economy and giving america's unemployed the independence that only comes from finding a good job. so here's the question. let's say it passes in the senate. what does -- will the speaker let it come up for a clean vote in the house of representatives? >> reporter: the answer is, clearly no. unless and until the president does what the speaker just laid out as you just read. you know, and then even if the president does what the white house considers a plan to, for example, get people back to work, it is probably going to be a very different plan t
you pointed out the statement the house speaker john boehner pointed out. one of the lines that jumps out at me, i'll read it, he says this, john boehner. one month ago, i personally told the white house that another extension of temporary emergency unemployment benefits should not only be paid for, but include something to help people put people back to work. to date, the president has offered no such plan. if he does, i'll be happy to discuss it. but right now, the house is going to remain...
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this is john boehner, speaker of the house, he said many things off camera. "one month ago i personally told the white house another extension of unemployment benefits should not only be paid for, but include something to help put people back to work. to date the president has offered no such plan. if he does, i'll be happy to discuss it, but right now the house is going to remain focused on growing the economy and giving america's unemployed the independence of only finding a good job." clearly, there will be a fight in the house of representatives. let's talk about this a little bit. we await for the president. let's bring in our agenda panel for today, kelly goff, columnist for "the daily beast," lee fong, contributing writer for "the nation," and cheryl, i'll start with you. you were going to sort of pay attention to the republicans voting here and we saw six voted for it. what did you think of what you saw in terms of the unemployment rates of the senators who voted for and against this? >> it was a pretty unpredictable group of senators, six republican
this is john boehner, speaker of the house, he said many things off camera. "one month ago i personally told the white house another extension of unemployment benefits should not only be paid for, but include something to help put people back to work. to date the president has offered no such plan. if he does, i'll be happy to discuss it, but right now the house is going to remain focused on growing the economy and giving america's unemployed the independence of only finding a good...
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john boehner said house republicans won't take up the unless the additional cost is offset. we'll have the president's comments live at 11:40. as comments after that well. army chief of staff genere at the national press club talking about the future of the army. efore taking his current position, he was commanding general for the u.s. campaign in iraq. comments ge of his begin at 1:00 eastern. 2:30 eastern, we bring you live judiciarys the senate subcommittee looks into the plight of syrian refugees according to the u.n. high on refugees. this is the worst refugee crisis genocide in ndan 1994. that's live at 2:30 p.m. eastern. woman be adequately prepared for the duties of first lady? >> yes. i think you can. a governor ore of the vice the wife of president or if your mother-in-law is first lady and you watched her for four years. yes, i think you can. and i think it's a golden something -- ido think lady bird is the one who said, you know, it's an do something good. nd if by chance it helps your husband, all the better. >> the world health organization more than 1.6 millio
john boehner said house republicans won't take up the unless the additional cost is offset. we'll have the president's comments live at 11:40. as comments after that well. army chief of staff genere at the national press club talking about the future of the army. efore taking his current position, he was commanding general for the u.s. campaign in iraq. comments ge of his begin at 1:00 eastern. 2:30 eastern, we bring you live judiciarys the senate subcommittee looks into the plight of syrian...
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the assumption that the bill will pass the house, no matter how much pressure john boehner will be under. let's assume the bill does not pass the house. what does that mean to the u.s. economy if unemployment benefits are extended? >> all the money going into the economy does not get spent. itis deficit spending, but adds to the economy, particularly because these are people who do not have money. they spend everything they take in. there is a multiplier effect to this. once those dollars are out there, because they are spent immediately, they build throughout the economy. there is some subtraction from growth. the other impact is you have to be looking for a job to get unemployment benefits. if you are not going to get the benefits, you will tell the survey are you are not looking for work anymore. that you are not looking for work anymore. that puts pressure on the federal reserve to scale back on their stimulus programs. hopefully the fed will look through this and realize that 6.5% does not mean what it used to. >> in terms of what the real number is? >> the fed as said we are going
the assumption that the bill will pass the house, no matter how much pressure john boehner will be under. let's assume the bill does not pass the house. what does that mean to the u.s. economy if unemployment benefits are extended? >> all the money going into the economy does not get spent. itis deficit spending, but adds to the economy, particularly because these are people who do not have money. they spend everything they take in. there is a multiplier effect to this. once those dollars...
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if you think about it, someone like john boehner. there's not a whole lot a world expects of the u.s. house of representatives or u.s. congress, right? i think 30% of people think the guy should be house speaker. that means 70% don't. i think it would be amazing to us if we were able to get something done if the u.s. congress were able to do something beyond a tiny little deal that paul ryan got with patty murray, that would be an upside surprise. >> you think he does -- do you have an idea of what he does? >> no. this is midterm election year. nobody ever does anything. something more on the budget would be extraordinary or even this, let's say he could quell party radicals and actually not hold the debt ceiling hostage, move through, let the u.s. economy power through. would be a start. >> let's go to number two. you say wall street in for another lousy year when it comes to mergers and acquisitions and when it comes to wells fargo and jp morgan why? >> we had 2.5 trillion of m & a last year. we had the same number the year before
if you think about it, someone like john boehner. there's not a whole lot a world expects of the u.s. house of representatives or u.s. congress, right? i think 30% of people think the guy should be house speaker. that means 70% don't. i think it would be amazing to us if we were able to get something done if the u.s. congress were able to do something beyond a tiny little deal that paul ryan got with patty murray, that would be an upside surprise. >> you think he does -- do you have an...
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and there's one other thing to look out for, which is speaker john boehner. some of these members who are retiring, specifically tom latham of iowa, are very close allies of the speaker, and there's been some rumors that speaker boehner is going to give up his speakership at the end of this term. the latham retirement in particular sort of piqued discussion and gossip that in fact he might step down after 2014. so that's another thing to look out for. >> nia, which we've already talked about here, boehner's kind of public demonstration of frustration and difficulty, it's kind of unique and certainly rare anyway in the history of speakerships to see a speaker out there complaining about what's going on within his own party, including with some of his own members in the house of representatives. he kind of in that moment, in that press conference, personified the frustration that we're seeing expressed by some of these retirements. >> that's right. and you remember originally, he was swept into office by a tea party wave, and his philosophy back then in 2010 wa
and there's one other thing to look out for, which is speaker john boehner. some of these members who are retiring, specifically tom latham of iowa, are very close allies of the speaker, and there's been some rumors that speaker boehner is going to give up his speakership at the end of this term. the latham retirement in particular sort of piqued discussion and gossip that in fact he might step down after 2014. so that's another thing to look out for. >> nia, which we've already talked...
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. >>> and family members of the four americans killed send a scathing letter to house speaker john boehner. >>> and getting national attention, a husband convicted of stabbing his wife to death. and we'll show you why his sons and now many, many others are convinced he is innocent. >> nefrz 911, your emergency. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. . >>> kelly file exclusive for you right now, a powerful republican senator today is getting national attention after filing a lawsuit to stop what he calls a double standard in the health care law. wisconsin senator ron johnson joins us now, so senator, you're getting pushback from your fellow wisconsin lawmakers, including on the republican side, in addition to harry reid and others who are
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didou hear the one about john boehner telling tea partiers where they could get off? meet the tea partier who is more than fired up. let's see what gina loud en has to say about the speaker, unspspeakable. welcome back. how is everhing? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ mle announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. [ mle announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. the average text takes your eyes off the road for nearly five seconds. [tires screeching] stop the texts. stop the wrecks. visit us at stoptextsstopwrecks.org. neil: regulars who watch the show, know we to a lot of tweeting, a lot of you leave our couch. you don't know if your tweet made air, now we have a special sound affect. here it is. make some noise. yeah. [chirping ing] for most part stick around you never know what you're twee
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john boehner said, i have to move ball forward, i want something done. i can't say no to everything. what do you say? >> yeah, you know, following in footsteps of john mccain is injeagenius elect strategy into 2014. republicans love john mccain, or wait that is democrats. neil: he -- hig you don't like ? >> this is just further evidence of who is really pulling the strings in washington, d.c., this is the establishment disconnected from all things that are really grassroots g.o.p. you can call it tea party or conservative or patriot movement. i don't care what you call it. but bottom line it is us who put the planks in republican party platform that mccain and boehner, and the rest are supposed to be accountable to, they continue to forget that. that is why they are poster boys, if you will of bi libertan -- >> for blocking progress, and for blocking some things tea partiers espouse wanting to see that is immigration reform, you don't think what he wants to do is that? >> i think it is cowering to the bullies on the playground, big business, and big labo
john boehner said, i have to move ball forward, i want something done. i can't say no to everything. what do you say? >> yeah, you know, following in footsteps of john mccain is injeagenius elect strategy into 2014. republicans love john mccain, or wait that is democrats. neil: he -- hig you don't like ? >> this is just further evidence of who is really pulling the strings in washington, d.c., this is the establishment disconnected from all things that are really grassroots g.o.p....
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john boehner has to figure out, can you attach this to something else and can it be paid for? have to look at the farm bill provision, but how boehner can do that, that is the big question. >> it is not cheap. $6 billion is the price tag for extending it three months. it is about $25 billion if they extend these emergency benefits for the full year. there's talk about a trade-off with the farm bill, some subsidies being cut. they be that could be the pay forward here. republicans will insist they gets paid for in some way or fashion. >> there is still the whole we cannot agree with anything mindset going on in capitol hill. some of the democrats, they are not sounding friendly towards their colleagues across the aisle. >> republicans in congress went home and let the lifeline expire. >> we are fighting against people who are antigovernment. >> why am i afraid? a couple months ago two thirds of the house of representatives voted to keep the government closed and default on the debt. >> if on the first day of the new session the republican party will not support unemployment ben
john boehner has to figure out, can you attach this to something else and can it be paid for? have to look at the farm bill provision, but how boehner can do that, that is the big question. >> it is not cheap. $6 billion is the price tag for extending it three months. it is about $25 billion if they extend these emergency benefits for the full year. there's talk about a trade-off with the farm bill, some subsidies being cut. they be that could be the pay forward here. republicans will...
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john boehner is the key player in all of this. in his home district 63% thinks there should be an extension. is he representing the people's views? it's about time boehner started speaking to his own krae constituents. we have trains and planes and schedules disrupted. we have this thing called wind chill. 50 below this morning in detroit. i've never done the weather before. i kind of like this. here it is from north dakota all the way past chicago to detroit, we are below zero. we know these states don't have people who are losing their unemployment benefits. this is where it is cruel. no one can control the weather. not everybody can control their employment situation. not only can't we stop the wind from blowing, but we can't stop the republicans from being heartless and cruel. we need to be taking certainly some special measurements to help people who have been unemployed for a long time. it's not just extending the benefits another 90 days. it's dealing with an economic problem in this country that is income inequality. where
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. >> golf with john boehner. that's how i do it. >> sure you did. >> what are odds here? do we think jobless benefits will come back? >> well, no matter what happened in the united states senate, it faces an uphill battle, that being unemployment insurance in the house of representatives for the reason that conservative groups are scoring this senate vote and have come out against this. you have this issue that played hardcore in the house gop conference which is that of debt and deficit. because this does extend benefits to 1.3 million people but raised deficit by $6 billion is not deficit neutral and republicans by house gop conference are by in large going to be against it. in the senate, the test vote tonight is very interesting. it's very much what you said. democrats take this message of income and equality. one they want to play in 2014 and won them the day in 2012 and shields them from problems with the health care law. listen to harry reid on senate floor earlier today trying to find a few good men if you would from the senate republican congress. >> i hope a few
. >> golf with john boehner. that's how i do it. >> sure you did. >> what are odds here? do we think jobless benefits will come back? >> well, no matter what happened in the united states senate, it faces an uphill battle, that being unemployment insurance in the house of representatives for the reason that conservative groups are scoring this senate vote and have come out against this. you have this issue that played hardcore in the house gop conference which is that of...
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the pressure was on john boehner before. when we think about the authenticity of that answer and action behind those words, is it more words just to buy people cover to get them through the mid terms? >> no. i think speaker boehner is at a point where he has taken the very conservative, tea party members of his caucus, taken to the edge and looked over just how bad that government shutdown was and they've been scolded. they've been scalded by that if you will. he's free to do -- he's in a much, much more powerful position than he was prior to the government shutdown. i certainly believe that. i think most democrats believe that. that being said, he wants to actually be the speaker for all 435 members and we have now seen him do time and time again where he is not doing the majority the majority relying on democrats to get things out of the house. one thing that's coming up, the spending bill that has to be done by january 15th. that's a key indicator. if he gets that and sends it other to united states senate in a couple wee
the pressure was on john boehner before. when we think about the authenticity of that answer and action behind those words, is it more words just to buy people cover to get them through the mid terms? >> no. i think speaker boehner is at a point where he has taken the very conservative, tea party members of his caucus, taken to the edge and looked over just how bad that government shutdown was and they've been scolded. they've been scalded by that if you will. he's free to do -- he's in a...
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but some like john boehner and rand paul wants offsets and something to come out of the budget if they spend money on extending unemployment. is harry reid open to that? >> not until he loses. as longs he might be able to get its way and shove this through. if he were able to pick up and get four more and he can get to 60 votes, he would vam it through and turn to the house of representative and say why do you hate porpeople so much and give us the spending. here we are not talking about unemployment insurance. it is a federal program starting after the panic in 2008 and extended when people exhausted state unemployment insurance and was a welfare program that carried people through to 99 weeks. it is a heart rending and touching thing when it comes to talking about losing the benefits. republicans do want something for this. they want reform in the process or at lost paid for and not just borrow the money. >> harry reid's argument never before has congress had to offset emergency spending. that is the phraseology he is using. most people think emergency spending hurricane relief and d
but some like john boehner and rand paul wants offsets and something to come out of the budget if they spend money on extending unemployment. is harry reid open to that? >> not until he loses. as longs he might be able to get its way and shove this through. if he were able to pick up and get four more and he can get to 60 votes, he would vam it through and turn to the house of representative and say why do you hate porpeople so much and give us the spending. here we are not talking about...
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others like john boehner said they would like to see a pay for. they want to direct pay-for as part of that package. the senate takes this up as soon as today, and democrats will have to get five republicans on board with them. only one republican has come out for this, dean heller from nevada, a state with high unemployment, and will senators from high unemployment states be pushing this as well? benefits expire on decembe december 28th, president obama pushed this in his weekend address, and we saw it fought out on sunday talk shows. chuck schumer of new york and rand paul of kentucky were on abc this week. >> i'm not against having unemployment insurance but i think it does provide some disincentive to work and there are studies to indicate this. we have to figure out how to create jobs. >> i think it's a little insulting, a bit insulting to american workers when rand paul says that unemployment insurance is a disservice. they want to work. they don't want unemployment benefits. they're just hanging on with unemployment benefits. >> reporter: o
others like john boehner said they would like to see a pay for. they want to direct pay-for as part of that package. the senate takes this up as soon as today, and democrats will have to get five republicans on board with them. only one republican has come out for this, dean heller from nevada, a state with high unemployment, and will senators from high unemployment states be pushing this as well? benefits expire on decembe december 28th, president obama pushed this in his weekend address, and...
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the biggest hurdle is over in the house where house speaker john boehner and other reasons say they want to see this prayed for so they are--paid for so they're not willing to discuss this until they see a direct paid-for in congress. >> libby, thank you very much. from the midwest to the south people are dealing with the freezing cold air, the frigid weather effecting a million people today. in chicago the wind will make it feel like 50 degrees below zero. it's dipping as far south as atlanta. we'll begin with ash har r ,how cold is it going to get and how are you doing? >> we're looking at temperatures in the minus ten and min minus 15-degree range and those wind chills are getting clown, minus 40 and below--working outside can be dangerous, so authorities are telling people if you do not have to be outside, do not go outside. stay indoors as much as possible. there are some delays. there are people who need to get into the city. we're hearing between midway airport and o'hare airport, 400 flight cancellations. there are also problems on commuter trains in chicago, delays on pos most o
the biggest hurdle is over in the house where house speaker john boehner and other reasons say they want to see this prayed for so they are--paid for so they're not willing to discuss this until they see a direct paid-for in congress. >> libby, thank you very much. from the midwest to the south people are dealing with the freezing cold air, the frigid weather effecting a million people today. in chicago the wind will make it feel like 50 degrees below zero. it's dipping as far south as...
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john boehner just hired john mccain's immigration advisor to essentially help him write legislation. they cannot do this in the near future because of the primaries coming up. so they are looking at a window of june to august because they do not want to have to deal with their own voters at the same time they are proposing this legislation. my question is -- how many republicans in the house do you think will support amnesty without enforcements or what kind of package will they put together, and how many democrats do you think will be needed for leadership to get something to pass if that is what they want to do? >> largely, i think the situation in congress this year will be similar to the situation in congress in this past year. i think that there will continue to be a majority in the senate that would be in favor of a comprehensive approach. i say that with a caveat, and that caveat is that might change if the republicans should win control of the senate, which is a possibility in the elections this year. if that happens, it would depend very much on what the influence of the mor
john boehner just hired john mccain's immigration advisor to essentially help him write legislation. they cannot do this in the near future because of the primaries coming up. so they are looking at a window of june to august because they do not want to have to deal with their own voters at the same time they are proposing this legislation. my question is -- how many republicans in the house do you think will support amnesty without enforcements or what kind of package will they put together,...
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do you think john boehner's break with the tea party on the budget last year bodes well for an immigration deal? >> i do think it does, because ultimately we could pass the senate bill right away, if he would just break with the notion that the majority of his caucus has to be on the same page. i'm a little less optimistic about immigration reform, because what i hear is they want a piecemeal approach, and my problem with a piecemeal approach is i don't think you ever get to citizenship, and that's where the biggest hurdle is for them. they can get to legal resident, but can't get to citizenship, and i don't believe we should have a second class in our society. i believe it should be equal, and so there needs to be a pathway to citizenship and there absolutely needs to be comprehensive immigration reform, not a piecemeal approach. >> so, less than a 50/50 chance on immigration? >> well, you know what, i'm going to start the year out optimistic and say the republicans really might want to govern this year. they do have the reputation of the three years that they've been in power of having t
do you think john boehner's break with the tea party on the budget last year bodes well for an immigration deal? >> i do think it does, because ultimately we could pass the senate bill right away, if he would just break with the notion that the majority of his caucus has to be on the same page. i'm a little less optimistic about immigration reform, because what i hear is they want a piecemeal approach, and my problem with a piecemeal approach is i don't think you ever get to citizenship,...
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even john boehner says we could potentially support the idea of extending these unemployment benefits but it has to be paid for and democrats are not willing to go there just yet. you also have dean heller, the republican senator from nevada. that is one of the states hardest hit by the economy. employment -- unemployment is still high there. he signed onto this legislation but he is the only republican senator to do so. >> that is our chief, -- chief washington correspondent peter cook. >> there is a lot of buzz about the legal pot and colorado. prices are soaring. what does it mean for all of those people using it? stay with us. ♪ >> one toke over the line. that is what the ads are saying in colorado. why have marijuana prices doubled? here.regan is there is a good reason for that. you wrote a book on the business of marijuana. when you wrote the book, did you ever expect it to be legalized in colorado? >> i did not think it would happen as soon as it did for recreational purposes. >> this goes far beyond medical purposes. 20 states have legalized it for medicinal purposes. now yo
even john boehner says we could potentially support the idea of extending these unemployment benefits but it has to be paid for and democrats are not willing to go there just yet. you also have dean heller, the republican senator from nevada. that is one of the states hardest hit by the economy. employment -- unemployment is still high there. he signed onto this legislation but he is the only republican senator to do so. >> that is our chief, -- chief washington correspondent peter cook....
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. >> reporter: same goes for house speaker john boehner. senate majority leader harry reid was quick to say no deal. >> we have never offset emergency spending. this foolishness, we have people that are desperate. >> reporter: the obama administration is gearing up for an all out campaign for the benefits impacting the long term unemployed as part of the president's pledge to fight income in equality. >> we as a country have never, never over the last half century have we ever cut off emergency unemployment benefits when long term employment has been this high. >> reporter: this week the president will host unemployed americans at the white house. democrats already eyeing the upcoming mid-term elections see an attractive contrast with republicans. >> they are going to show themselves so far out of the mainstream. >> reporter: the president and democrats have their own worries namely obamacare. just how the program's newly insured like their coverage in the coming weeks. >> it's something which i think the american people are rejecting in la
. >> reporter: same goes for house speaker john boehner. senate majority leader harry reid was quick to say no deal. >> we have never offset emergency spending. this foolishness, we have people that are desperate. >> reporter: the obama administration is gearing up for an all out campaign for the benefits impacting the long term unemployed as part of the president's pledge to fight income in equality. >> we as a country have never, never over the last half century have...
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boehner famously ripped open in december. >> they pushed news to this fight to defund obama care and to shutdown the government. most of you know my members know, i wasn't exact -- that wasn't exactly the strategy i had in mind. if but if you recall the day before the government reopen ed one of those groups stood up and said we never really thought it would work. are you kidding me? >> are you kidding me? tom, what do you think, despite these tea party challenges, do you think that the established republicans are gaining the upper hand now? >> you know, i think that we needed a voice. i mean, those of us who consider ourselves, you know, the moderate, the established republicans if that's the new term for myself. we needed someone to stand up and say enough is enough. when they consider that john the senator from texas is not a conservative. we shake our heads. when a member of congress who has been there no 10 years says i don't need some 32-year-old staffer telling me i am not a conservative when he should look at my conservative voting record. i think we have now gotten somebody
boehner famously ripped open in december. >> they pushed news to this fight to defund obama care and to shutdown the government. most of you know my members know, i wasn't exact -- that wasn't exactly the strategy i had in mind. if but if you recall the day before the government reopen ed one of those groups stood up and said we never really thought it would work. are you kidding me? >> are you kidding me? tom, what do you think, despite these tea party challenges, do you think that...
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in the eighth congressional district today, constituency of john boehner. so john boehner, the archetype of anti-big government, he benefited hugely from the biggest government of america has ever known. the final things i want to say, this is where i want to bring my telephone and hope it will work. cross my fingers. it relates to radio. you will all know that radio was invented essentially by marconi in 1902, and the image i think we can all remember from school this is the marconi sitting on that signal hill in newfoundland, a stormy night with the aerial held on a tight forever feet above his head listening out through the housing jails for the possibility of the letter asked in morse been transmitted by his colleagues 2000 miles away. about 2 a.m. this magical morning when suddenly he heard and felt regard with great clarity the broadcast although it across the atlantic ocean. so radio and transoceanic radio was suddenly a reality. that was fine, but so far as knitting the country together, conversation in morse code was not of the best. there's no sor
in the eighth congressional district today, constituency of john boehner. so john boehner, the archetype of anti-big government, he benefited hugely from the biggest government of america has ever known. the final things i want to say, this is where i want to bring my telephone and hope it will work. cross my fingers. it relates to radio. you will all know that radio was invented essentially by marconi in 1902, and the image i think we can all remember from school this is the marconi sitting on...
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. >> reporter: same goes for house speaker john boehner, who signalled he would support it as long as it offset with more cuts. >> we have never offset emergency spending. it's foolishness. we have people who are desperate. >> reporter: the obama administration is gearing up to an all-out cam pan as part of the president's pledge to fight income inequality. >> we as have country, never have we cut off emergency unemployment benefits when long-term employment has been this high. >> reporter: this week the president will host unemployed americans at the white house. democrats already eyeing the upcoming mid-term election and a contrast with republicans. >> they're going to show themselves so far out of the mainstream. >> reporter: but the president and democrats have their own worry, obamacare. >> it's something i think the american people are rejecting in large numbers. i think it's going to hurt the president and hurt the country and a lot of families. >> the senate is scheduled to have a test vote after a key economic vote on the president's pick to lead the federal reserve, janet ye
. >> reporter: same goes for house speaker john boehner, who signalled he would support it as long as it offset with more cuts. >> we have never offset emergency spending. it's foolishness. we have people who are desperate. >> reporter: the obama administration is gearing up to an all-out cam pan as part of the president's pledge to fight income inequality. >> we as have country, never have we cut off emergency unemployment benefits when long-term employment has been...
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however, prior to the new year, speaker john boehner made it clear that house democrats -- that immigration reform was going to have to be put on hold for now. >>> another obvious priority on the horizon, hammering out details of obamacare. rand paul spoke out over the weekend calling the system a mess. he even admitted he had trouble signing up his own family through the state-run exchange. >> the other day i actually tried to get my son signed up through the kentucky exchange that the democrats have said so good. very here my son's medicaid card. we didn't try to get him medicaid. i'm trying to pay for his insurance but they automatically enrolled him in medicaid. they wouldn't talk to us for a month because they weren't sure he existed. he had to go to the welfare office and prove his existence and next thing we know he got a medicaid card. so most of the people in kentucky are being enrolled in medicaid and i'm trying to pay for it and i'm unsure if i'm enrolled in d.c. or kentucky and it's a mess. >> kentucky is the only state that voted for governor mitt romney in the 2012 election th
however, prior to the new year, speaker john boehner made it clear that house democrats -- that immigration reform was going to have to be put on hold for now. >>> another obvious priority on the horizon, hammering out details of obamacare. rand paul spoke out over the weekend calling the system a mess. he even admitted he had trouble signing up his own family through the state-run exchange. >> the other day i actually tried to get my son signed up through the kentucky exchange...
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no quiere. >> es culpa de todos nosotros demÓcratas y republicanos. >> pero depende de john boehner un republicano ahora. >> bueno, pero antes los demÓcrata controlaban la casa blanca, el senado, la cÁmara, entonces era culpa, siempre es el calendario legislativo que siempre hay de urgencia. ahora tenemos el presupuesto del lÍmite de la deuda y parece que siempre hay una crisis, tenemos que hacerlo. >> cree que en este 2014 sÍ se puede. >> yo creo que sÍ lo vamos a poder hacer porque tenemos que hacerlo, serÍa bueno para la economÍa y ese es el enfoque conservador que le tenemos que dar a este tema, que este programa serÍa bueno para la economÍa, va a crear empleos. >> un tema complicado y quiero que me ayude con esto. el centro a finales del aÑo pasado sacÓ un estudio que decÍa que los latinos creen que los indocumentados lo que quieren es que no los deporten, y que puedan trabajar y todo esto, pero el tema de la ciudadanÍa no es tan importante. entonces la pregunta es ¿quÉ hacemos congresista? ¿usted estarÍa de acuerdo en legalizar a millones aunque no tengan un c
no quiere. >> es culpa de todos nosotros demÓcratas y republicanos. >> pero depende de john boehner un republicano ahora. >> bueno, pero antes los demÓcrata controlaban la casa blanca, el senado, la cÁmara, entonces era culpa, siempre es el calendario legislativo que siempre hay de urgencia. ahora tenemos el presupuesto del lÍmite de la deuda y parece que siempre hay una crisis, tenemos que hacerlo. >> cree que en este 2014 sÍ se puede. >> yo creo que sÍ lo...
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i've never talked to john boehner in my life. i think i met him once. accidentally. several years ago. but i haven't heard from john boehner, and i don't -- used to get calls from mcconnell. we don't anymore, as you might imagine. i don't support his re-election. so, i don't initiate calls with politicians. some of them try to initiate calls with us, sometimes i'll take them, sometimes i won't. most time is don't. because some of them are my friends but i don't want to get too friendly with too many of them because it becomes much more difficult to speak about them and about what they're doing. so, i limit that as much as i can. >> host: so, speaker boehner's office called and said, hey, he'd like to talk with mark levin on the air? >> guest: on the air? hell, we've invited him to come on the air multiple times. he can come on the air. we'd love to talk to him. >> host: a tweet, ask mark about the left pointing to general welfare clause to justify their agenda. >> guest: that's it. that's what i forgot. the general welfare clause. it's funny, that is discussed at len
i've never talked to john boehner in my life. i think i met him once. accidentally. several years ago. but i haven't heard from john boehner, and i don't -- used to get calls from mcconnell. we don't anymore, as you might imagine. i don't support his re-election. so, i don't initiate calls with politicians. some of them try to initiate calls with us, sometimes i'll take them, sometimes i won't. most time is don't. because some of them are my friends but i don't want to get too friendly with too...
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house speaker john boehner has expressed a willingness to work on immigration reform. >> kristen welker in washington tonight, kristen, thanks. >>> former first lady barbara bush is back home this evening. the 88-year-old mrs. bush was released from a houston hospital yesterday after spending nearly a week there being treated for pneumonia. she is home just in time to celebrate her 69th wedding anniversary with former president george h.w. bush tomorrow. >>> pope francis will visit the holyland in may. he made his announcement during his bookly -- weekly sunday blessing in st. peter's square. he plans to travel to israel and the west bank and jordan may 24-26. it will be his first visit ever to the region. >>> when nightly news continues this sunday, the outrageous crime wave that has spread to several states and what's being done to stop it. >>> and later the riveting story of a team of navy s.e.a.l.s and what happened when their covert mission in afghanistan went wrong. >>> we're back about an arrest in the wave of the so-called knockout game attacks that has authorities around the co
house speaker john boehner has expressed a willingness to work on immigration reform. >> kristen welker in washington tonight, kristen, thanks. >>> former first lady barbara bush is back home this evening. the 88-year-old mrs. bush was released from a houston hospital yesterday after spending nearly a week there being treated for pneumonia. she is home just in time to celebrate her 69th wedding anniversary with former president george h.w. bush tomorrow. >>> pope francis...